Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the fight against terrorism, the situation in Sudan, violence in Guinea, flooding in Mozambique, the situation of Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons,…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the UN Refugee Agency, the World Food…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the Office of the High…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service at Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also addressed by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the High Commissioner for…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was addressed by Spokespersons for the World Meteorological Organization, the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office for…

Issues Conclusions on Reports of Kenya, Mali, Honduras, Marshall Islands, Suriname, Malaysia and Chile The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its forty-fourth session and issued its conclusions and recommendations on the situation of children in Kenya, Mali, Honduras, the…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also addressed by Spokespersons for the World Meteorological Organization, the UN Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme. and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.…

The United Nations Compensation Commission made available on 25 January a total of $391,491,357.30 to seven Governments for distribution to 44 successful claimants. Payment is being made in respect of 14 claims in category E (claims of corporations, other private legal entities and public sector…

The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Luis Alfonso de Alba, today announced that the High-Level Mission to Darfur will be led by Jody Williams, 1997 Nobel Peace Prize recipient and co-founder of the Nobel Women's Initiative established in 2006. Sima Samar, Special Rapporteur on the…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for the International Organization for Migration, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Meteorological Organization, the Office for the…